Hospitalization of nursing home residents: A review of the literature, 1980-1995

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-148

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a   Mor, Vincent ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030161034     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879605300201     Document Type: Review

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